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WWII Ended 71 Years Ago Thanks to Quincy Native Paul Tibbetshttp://y101radio.com/quincy-native-paul-tibbets-helped-end-wwii-69-years-ago-today/
http://y101radio.com/quincy-native-paul-tibbets-helped-end-wwii-69-years-ago-today/#commentsSat, 06 Aug 2016 09:00:00 +0000http://y101radio.com/?p=232070Continue reading…]]>It was August 6, 1945 and the United States was involved with World War Two on two fronts, in Europe and also in the South Pacific. Supplies were waning with fighting going on in two different parts of the world at the same time. So the decision was made by then President Harry Truman to utilize an atomic bomb for the first time ever.

]]>http://y101radio.com/quincy-native-paul-tibbets-helped-end-wwii-69-years-ago-today/feed/0Col. Tibbetts, Getty ImagesDiMaggio's Consecutive Hitting Streak Ended 75 Years Ago Tomorrowhttp://y101radio.com/i-cant-let-this-week-go-by-without-remembering-joltin-joe-dimaggio/
http://y101radio.com/i-cant-let-this-week-go-by-without-remembering-joltin-joe-dimaggio/#commentsFri, 15 Jul 2016 10:40:36 +0000http://y101radio.com/?p=152828Continue reading…]]>The year was 1941. Americans were preoccupied with World War Two going on in Europe. Nerves were on edge and Americans needed something or someone to do something positive. That someone turned out to be Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees. Baseball was an escape from the pressures of war and people were following both the war and the game that summer especially because of DiMaggio.

]]>http://y101radio.com/i-cant-let-this-week-go-by-without-remembering-joltin-joe-dimaggio/feed/0Doug Pensinger /AllsportA Quincy Native, Paul Tibbetts, Helped to End World War Two 68 Years Ago Todayhttp://y101radio.com/a-quincy-native-paul-tibbetts-helped-to-end-world-war-two-68-years-ago-today/
http://y101radio.com/a-quincy-native-paul-tibbetts-helped-to-end-world-war-two-68-years-ago-today/#commentsTue, 06 Aug 2013 16:50:01 +0000http://y101radio.com/?p=158074Continue reading…]]>Keystone/Getty ImagesIt was August 6, 1945 and the United States was involved with World War Two on two fronts, in Europe and also in the South Pacific. Supplies were waning with fighting going on in two different parts of the world at the same time...

]]>http://y101radio.com/a-quincy-native-paul-tibbetts-helped-to-end-world-war-two-68-years-ago-today/feed/0Shoe Rationing! Could Americans Do It Again? Don't Think So!http://y101radio.com/shoe-rationing-could-americans-do-it-again-dont-think-so/
http://y101radio.com/shoe-rationing-could-americans-do-it-again-dont-think-so/#commentsThu, 07 Feb 2013 15:53:03 +0000http://y101radio.com/?p=100712Continue reading…]]>On this date in 1943 the United States was entrenched in World War Two in Europe and also in the Pacific. Certain materials were needed for the war effort so the American government announced a shoe rationing program for all Americans. Leather and rubber were needed by the military so steps to control the use of leather and rubber were implemented.

]]>http://y101radio.com/shoe-rationing-could-americans-do-it-again-dont-think-so/feed/0Ilya S. Slovanok, Getty ImagesQuincy Native Paul Tibbets Helped End WWII 68 Years Ago Todayhttp://y101radio.com/quincy-native-paul-tibbets-helped-end-wwii-67-years-ago-today/
http://y101radio.com/quincy-native-paul-tibbets-helped-end-wwii-67-years-ago-today/#commentsMon, 06 Aug 2012 14:54:52 +0000http://y101radio.com/?p=36918Continue reading…]]>It was August 6, 1945 and the United States was involved with World War Two on two fronts, in Europe and also in the South Pacific. Supplies were waning with fighting going on in two different parts of the world at the same time. So the decision was made by then President Harry Truman to utilize an atomic bomb for the first time ever.